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But does this make a difference in practice? I’ve been to China only for short business trips, so I can’t judge. But when I looked at the city and talked to peo
by f6v 6y ago
But does this make a difference in practice? I’ve been to China only for short business trips, so I can’t judge. But when I looked at the city and talked to people in China and outside of it, I didn’t get an impression people are oppressed or suffering. I don’t claim I have the evidence, but it’s just that so many people here paint a grim picture and I’m afraid it’s only based on US propaganda.
- nostromo 6y agoYes, it’s very different. Here’s a Chinese interrogation video of a “suspect” being interrogated for posting a comment mildly criticizing the local police on QQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiMLVYK4hEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiMLVYK4hEc
- f6v 6y agoHow do you know it’s not staged?
- jshmrsn 6y agoHow China Uses High-Tech Surveillance to Subdue Minorities: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/asia/china-surveillance-xinjiang.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/asia/china-surveill... 53 Hong Kong democrats, activists arrested under security law: https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/06/breaking-over-50-hong-kong-democrats-arrested-under-security-law-over-2020-legislative-primaries/?fbclid=IwAR2xalyyhSBp_A8IgGc087d7VcbBAVbkVRZEgu0C28ZYsWREruaLWmZuv18 https://hongkongfp.com/2021/01/06/breaking-over-50-hong-kong...